“The Soul of an Assembly”: eThe Theme of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in 2022 Seen through the Lens of Previous Assembly Themes
In 2022, the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany, under the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.” Assembly themes are not simply random slogans, chosen by chance and therefore without significance. They serve as a gu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2021
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The ecumenical review
Year: 2021, Volume: 73, Issue: 3, Pages: 404-416 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDJ Ecumenism NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Unity
B World Council of Churches B Reconciliation B WCC assemblies B World |
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| Summary: | In 2022, the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany, under the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.” Assembly themes are not simply random slogans, chosen by chance and therefore without significance. They serve as a guideline for the assemblies and as a word spoken to the delegates and to the wider world as an orientation for debate, decisions, and, not least, prayer. Themes are nothing less than the soul of the assembly, carefully chosen and discussed ahead of an assembly, reflected on by delegates, and bringing Christians around the world into closer contact with the message of the assembly and with God by listening to the words of the gospel. This article seeks to place the theme of the Karlsruhe assembly in the context of previous assembly themes, identifying continuities and highlighting differences. |
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| ISSN: | 1758-6623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/erev.12623 |